Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-05-01

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are sometimes the most explosive. He
might have known that to set to work to
cultivate the society OF a woman with such
telltale eyes "a Jess's was to run the risk
Of catching the fire from them himself, to
say nothing Of setting her alight; he might
have known that to bring all the weight OF
his cultivated mind to bear on her mind,
| to take the deepest interest in her studies,
to implore her to let him see the poetry
Bessie told him she wrote, bus which she
would show to no living soul, and to eyinee
the most evident delight in her singing,
were one and all dangerous things to DO;
and vet be did them and thought no harm.
As for Bessie, she was delighted that her
sister should have found anybody whom
she cared to talk to or who could under
stand her. 1t never occurred to her that
jess might fall i'm love. Nor did she cal
eulate what the results might be to John.
As yet, at any rate, she had no interest In
Captain Niel-Of course not.
And so things went on pleasantly enough
to all concerned in this drama till one line
day when the stOrm-elouds began TO gather.
John had been about the farm rs usual till
dinner-,ime, after which he took his gun
and told Jantie to saddle up his shooting
pony. He was standing on the veranda,
waiting for the pony to appear, and by
him was Bessie, looking particularly at
troctiye in white dress, when suddenly
he caught sight of Frank MulleT's great
black horse, and that gentleman himself
upon it, canterinS up the avenue OF blue
gums.
'Hullo, Miss Bessie" he said, there
comes your friend"
Bother said Bessie, stamping her foot,
and then, with quick look, why do
you call him my friend?"
Il imagine that he considers himself so,
TO Judge from the number of times q week
he comes TO see Won, - he answered, with
shrug. AT any rate, he isn't mine, so
am off shooting. Goodbye, / hope that
You will enjoy yourself"
s.You are not kind, a." she said, in a low
voice, and turning her back on him.
In another moment he was gone, Frank
Muller had arrived.
GLOW do YOU do, Miss Bessie?" he said,
jumping from his horse with the rapldity
of n man who had been accustomed to
rough riding all his life. where is the
TOoibaatje' oil TOP
Captain Mel is going out shooting" she
said, cOldly.
"Ah. so much the better for you and
me. Miss Bessie, We can have pleasant
talk. Where is that black monkey,
Jantie? Here Jantie, take my horse, you
ugly devil, and mind you look after him,
or IN cut the liver out Of you''
Jantie took the horse, with forced grin
of appreciation at the joke, and led him OIL
round the house.
81 don't think that Jantje likes you,
NTeipheer Muller" said Bessie, spitetully,
"apd don't wonder Mt it if you talk to
him like that. He told me the other day
that he hail known You for twenty years,
and she looked ut him inqulringly.
This casual remark produced q remark
able effect on her visitor, who turned color
beneath his tanned skin.
Gle lies, the black hound" he said,
"and I'll put q bullet through him II ne
saws it again! What should know about
him, or he about me? Can l keep count
of every miserable maD-mOnkey | meet?"
and ne muttered a string of Dutch Oaths
into his long beard.
"Keally. meinheerw said Bessie.
''Why do Won always call me 'mein-
bqarp " he asked, turning so tiercely on
her that she started back a step. 81 bell
Won am not a BOer | am an English
man. NV mother was English; and he
sides, thanks to Lord Carnarvon, we are
all English now
'I don't see why you should mind being
Thought Boer," she said, cOolly; There
L 10 Tho HnaTS
and besides, yOu used to he Il great
patriot"
Used TO be-yes; and so the trees used to
bend to the north when the wind blew
that way, but now they bend to the south,
for the wind has turned. BY and by 1t
NAV set to the north again-thatis another
matter-then we shall see.
Bessie made no answer, beyond pursuing
mp her pretty mouth and slowly picking
leaf from the vine that trailed overhead.
The bip Dutchman took OtT his hat and
stroked his beard perpleXedly Evidently
he was meditatiug something that he was
afraid tosav. Twice he fixed his cold eyes
on Bessie's fair face, and twice looked down
again. The second time she took alarm;
Excuse me one minute, she said, and
made us though to enter the house.
''WacM cen beeche" twaita hit, he elacu-
lated, breaking into Dutch i'm hisa%tatlon,
and even catching hold of her white dress
with his big hand.
She drew the dress from him with a
quick twist of her 1.-the form, and turned
and faced him.
Il beg your pardon" she said, in tone
that could not he called encouraging; you
were going to say something
''Ycs-ah. that isl WIS going to say
and he paused.
Bessie stood with Il polite look ct eN-
pectation on her face, and waited.
81 WAS going to say-that, in short, that
want to marry you.'
OH said Bessie, with Il start.
'tI.isten." he went on, hoarSely, his
words gathering force rs he pro
ceeded. rs is the way evenwith unCultured
people when they speak from the heart
Listen! / love You, Bessie; have loved
YOU for three years. Every time ] have
seen YOU have loved yOu more. Don't
say me nay--you don't know how / love
YOU. dream Of you every night; some
times dream that hear your dress rust
ling. and then Won come and kiss me, and
it is like being in heaven
Here Bessie made a gesture of disgust.
There, have offended you. bit doSi'
he angry with me. / am very rich, Bessie
there is the place hscre, and then have
four farms,1n Lydenburg and ten thousand
morrgen up in Waterberg, and a thousand
/ head of cattle, besides sheep and horses and
money in the bank You shall have every
thing your own way" he went on, seeing
that the inventory of his goods did not APP
pear to impress her-'everythinG-the
house shall be English fashion; will build
a knew sit kane (sitting-rOOm), and it shall
be furnished from Natal. There. / love
You, say. You won't Say no, will yOu"''
and he caught her by the hand.
II am very much obliged to You, Mr.,
Muller" answered Bessie, snstching away
her hand; ''but-in short, cannot marry
YOU. No, it is no use. | cannot, indeed
There please say no more, here comes nv